Boone County deputies shot in Walton standoff released from hospital

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Two Boone County deputies who were shot in the line of duty last week are now home from the hospital.

According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, one deputy was released Sunday with a police escort leading the way. The other deputy was released on Friday.

Investigators say the deputies were shot last Thursday while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Service Road in Walton. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Justin Chapman, was later found dead inside his home from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.